Results of the 1981 New South Wales Legislative Assembly election

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The 1981 New South Wales state election involved 99 electoral districts returning one member each.[1] The election was conducted on the basis of optional preferential voting system. There was a significant change from the 1978 election as a result of the passage of the Parliamentary Electorates and Elections (Amendment) Act 1979,[3] and the Constitution (Amendment) Act 1979.[4] The effect of these Acts was to end the electoral malapportionment requiring that the number of electors within each electoral district be within 10%. Under the previous zoning system, a seat in the "central area" had a quota of 34,067, but could be as high as 40,880 while a "country area" seat had a quota of 26,016 but could be as low as 20,813.[5] The effect of the 1980 redistribution was to create 6 new seats in Sydney Newcastle and Wollongong and abolishing 6 country seats.[6]

New South Wales state election, 19 September 1981 [1][2]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 3,178,225[a]
Votes cast 2,897,033 Turnout 91.15 –1.62
Informal votes 89,306 Informal 3.08 +0.80
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 1,564,622 55.73 –2.04 69 + 6
  Liberal 775,463 27.62 +0.64 14 – 4
  National Country 314,841 11.21 +1.31 14 – 3
  Democrats 68,252 2.43 –0.22 0 ± 0
  Communist 6,150 0.22 –0.08 0 ± 0
  Independent 78,399 2.79 +0.55 2 + 1
Total 2,807,727     99  
Two-party-preferred
  Labor 58.7% -2.0%
  Liberal/National 41.3% +2.0%

Results by Electoral district

Albury

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1981 New South Wales state election: Albury [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harold Mair 15,850 55.3 +7.1
Liberal Brian Moriarty 12,833 44.7 +5.5
Total formal votes 28,683 98.4
Informal votes 466 1.6
Turnout 29,149 90.1
Labor hold Swing+7.6
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Ashfield

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1981 New South Wales state election: Ashfield [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Whelan 17,449 65.5 −2.7
Liberal George Dryden 8,078 30.3 −1.6
Democrats Albert Jarman 1,095 4.1 +4.1
Total formal votes 26,622 95.2
Informal votes 1,338 4.8
Turnout 27,960 88.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Whelan 17,559 68.2 +0.1
Liberal George Dryden 8,178 31.8 −0.1
Labor hold Swing+0.1
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Auburn

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1981 New South Wales state election: Auburn [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Cox 18,537 70.3 −3.2
Liberal David Lynam 7,840 29.7 +5.4
Total formal votes 26,377 95.4
Informal votes 1,262 4.6
Turnout 27,639 91.4
Labor hold Swing−4.8
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Balmain

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1981 New South Wales state election: Balmain [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Roger Degen 14,444 59.2 −15.1
Liberal Dianne Street 3,553 14.6 +0.3
Independent Douglas Spedding 3,162 13.0 +13.0
Democrats Franco Paisio 1,712 7.0 +7.0
Communist Denis Freney 849 3.5 −0.5
Socialist James Donovan 676 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 24,396 95.4
Informal votes 1,167 4.6
Turnout 25,563 86.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Roger Degen 19,044 81.0 −3.2
Liberal Dianne Street 4,453 18.9 +3.2
Labor hold Swing−3.2
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Bankstown

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1981 New South Wales state election: Bankstown [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ric Mochalski 18,754 64.9 −8.1
Liberal James McDonald 8,634 29.9 +9.2
Independent Donna Hoban 1,513 5.2 +5.2
Total formal votes 28,901 95.8
Informal votes 1,266 4.2
Turnout 30,167 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ric Mochalski 19,530 68.7 −7.1
Liberal James McDonald 8,900 31.3 +7.1
Labor hold Swing−7.1
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Barwon

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1981 New South Wales state election: Barwon [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Wal Murray 19,571 63.2 +4.9
Labor Richard Emerson 11,389 36.8 −4.9
Total formal votes 30,960 98.1
Informal votes 595 1.9
Turnout 31,555 90.5
National Country hold Swing+4.9
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Bass Hill

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1981 New South Wales state election: Bass Hill [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Neville Wran 22,567 75.7 −2.8
Liberal Paul Jones 7,263 24.3 +5.3
Total formal votes 29,830 96.6
Informal votes 1,037 3.4
Turnout 30,867 93.6
Labor hold Swing−4.0
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Bathurst

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1981 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mick Clough 15,865 50.1 −7.6
National Country Clive Osborne 15,834 49.9 +7.6
Total formal votes 31,699 98.0
Informal votes 630 2.0
Turnout 32,329 93.7
Labor notional hold Swing−7.6
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The sitting member was Clive Osborne (National Country), however Bathurst had become notionally held by Labor due to the redistribution.[6][14]

Blacktown

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1981 New South Wales state election: Blacktown [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Aquilina 20,777 73.1 0.0
Liberal David Bannerman 7,644 26.9 +8.3
Total formal votes 28,421 95.9
Informal votes 1,225 4.1
Turnout 29,646 92.4
Labor hold Swing−6.0
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Bligh

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1981 New South Wales state election: Bligh [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Miller 11,807 47.6
Liberal John Barraclough 10,997 44.3
Democrats Joseph Zingarelli 1,050 4.2
Independent George Warnecke 966 3.9
Total formal votes 24,820 96.2
Informal votes 977 3.8
Turnout 25,797 82.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Miller 12,876 52.7 −3.9
Liberal John Barraclough 11,561 47.3 +3.9
Labor notional hold Swing−3.9
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The sitting member was John Barraclough (Liberal), however Bligh had become notionally held by Labor due to the redistribution.[6][16]

Blue Mountains

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1981 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Debus 18,682 58.4 −3.5
Liberal Reg Gillard 12,637 39.5 +39.5
Independent Harry Marsh 696 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 32,015 97.6
Informal votes 784 2.4
Turnout 32,799 91.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Debus 18,782 59.6 −0.5
Liberal Reg Gillard 12,737 40.4 +40.4
Labor hold Swing−0.5
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Broken Hill

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1981 New South Wales state election: Broken Hill [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Beckroge 17,041 69.0
National Country George Gleeson 7,647 31.0
Total formal votes 24,688 96.9
Informal votes 779 3.1
Turnout 25,467 88.8
Labor hold Swing−3.0
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Burrinjuck

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1981 New South Wales state election: Burrinjuck [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry Sheahan 17,709 55.6 −4.0
National Country John Harvey 13,190 41.4 +1.0
Democrats Scott Milne 939 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 31,838 98.7
Informal votes 420 1.3
Turnout 32,258 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Terry Sheahan 17,804 57.2 −2.4
National Country John Harvey 13,299 42.8 +2.4
Labor hold Swing−2.4
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Burwood

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1981 New South Wales state election: Burwood [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Phil O'Neill 14,976 55.2 +5.5
Liberal Bruce MacCarthy 11,334 41.8 −4.9
Democrats Stephen Kirkham 834 3.1 −0.5
Total formal votes 27,144 96.5
Informal votes 970 3.5
Turnout 28,114 90.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Phil O'Neill 15,076 56.9 +2.2
Liberal Bruce MacCarthy 11,434 43.1 −2.2
Labor hold Swing+2.2
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Byron

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1981 New South Wales state election: Byron [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Jack Boyd 15,855 52.2 +2.0
Labor Thomas Hogan 13,334 43.9 +1.3
Democrats Kenneth Nicholson 1,170 3.9 −0.9
Total formal votes 30,359 97.4
Informal votes 821 2.6
Turnout 31,180 90.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Country Jack Boyd 15,955 54.3 +0.7
Labor Thomas Hogan 13,434 45.7 −0.7
National Country hold Swing+0.7
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Cabramatta

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1981 New South Wales state election: Cabramatta [22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eric Bedford 19,137 74.0 −4.2
Liberal Kerry Chikarovski 6,725 26.0 +4.2
Total formal votes 25,862 95.0
Informal votes 1,367 5.0
Turnout 27,229 89.9
Labor notional hold Swing−4.2
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Camden

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1981 New South Wales state election: Camden [23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ralph Brading 14,478 47.4
Liberal Peter Reynolds 13,975 45.7
Democrats Raymond Guy 2,109 6.9
Total formal votes 30,562 97.1
Informal votes 913 2.9
Turnout 31,475 92.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ralph Brading 15,657 52.0 −2.1
Liberal Peter Reynolds 14,457 48.0 +2.1
Labor notional hold Swing−2.1
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Campbelltown

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1981 New South Wales state election: Campbelltown [24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Knight 16,599 52.7 −14.9
Independent Gordon Fetterplace 12,836 40.7 +40.7
Independent William Dowsett 1,546 4.9 +4.9
Independent William O'Donnell 543 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 31,524 97.6
Informal votes 765 2.4
Turnout 32,289 91.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Michael Knight 56.0 −15.5
Independent Gordon Fetterplace 44.0 +44.0
Labor hold Swing−15.5
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Canterbury

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1981 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Stewart 21,681 78.6 +4.6
Liberal Colin Thew 5,917 21.4 −4.6
Total formal votes 27,598 95.0
Informal votes 1,454 5.0
Turnout 29,052 90.4
Labor hold Swing+4.6
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Castlereagh

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1981 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh [26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Roger Wotton 16,636 53.4
Labor Jim Curran 14,529 46.6
Total formal votes 31,165 98.5
Informal votes 461 1.5
Turnout 31,626 92.2
National Country notional hold Swing−0.9
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The sitting member was Jim Curran (Labor), however Castlereagh had become notionally held by National Country due to the redistribution.[6][26]

Cessnock

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1981 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stan Neilly 23,015 77.5 −1.6
Liberal James White 5,406 18.2 −2.7
Democrats Gregory Mutton 1,263 4.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 29,684 97.8
Informal votes 659 2.2
Turnout 30,343 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stan Neilly 23,215 80.5 +1.4
Liberal James White 5,606 19.5 −1.4
Labor hold Swing+1.4
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Charlestown

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1981 New South Wales state election: Charlestown [28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Richard Face 21,223 68.3 +0.9
Liberal Robert Cowley 9,853 31.7 −0.9
Total formal votes 31,076 97.4
Informal votes 840 2.6
Turnout 31,916 93.2
Labor hold Swing+0.9
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Clarence

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1981 New South Wales state election: Clarence [29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Day 18,035 56.6
National Country William Ralston 13,807 43.4
Total formal votes 31,842 98.7
Informal votes 412 1.3
Turnout 32,254 92.9
Labor notional hold Swing+3.8
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Clarence had become notionally held by Labor due to the redistribution and the sitting member Matt Singleton (National Country), successfully contested Coffs Harbour.[6][29]

Coffs Harbour

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1981 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour [30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Matt Singleton 18,375 59.3 −0.8
Labor Joseph Moran 12,626 40.7 +0.8
Total formal votes 31,001 98.2
Informal votes 561 1.8
Turnout 31,562 91.0
National Country notional hold Swing−0.8
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Coffs Harbour was a new district, notionally held by National Country. Matt Singleton (National Country) was the sitting member for Clarence which had become notionally held by Labor due to the redistribution.[6]

Coogee

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1981 New South Wales state election: Coogee [31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Cleary 16,668 64.3 +0.9
Liberal Kenneth Finn 8,576 33.1 +1.0
Independent Michael Gluyas 665 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 25,909 96.5
Informal votes 933 3.5
Turnout 26,842 87.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Cleary 16,768 65.9 −0.5
Liberal Kenneth Finn 8,676 34.1 +0.5
Labor hold Swing−0.5
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Corrimal

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1981 New South Wales state election: Corrimal [32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Laurie Kelly 20,874 70.0 +2.2
Liberal Colin Bruton 6,574 22.1 −3.1
Democrats Questa Gill 1,725 5.8 −1.2
Independent Carol Blond 629 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 29,802 96.8
Informal votes 969 3.2
Turnout 30,771 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Laurie Kelly 21,074 75.7 +3.2
Liberal Colin Bruton 6,774 24.3 −3.2
Labor hold Swing+3.2
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Cronulla

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1981 New South Wales state election: Cronulla [33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Egan 15,406 55.3 −3.3
Liberal Stephen Mutch 12,435 44.7 +3.3
Total formal votes 27,841 98.1
Informal votes 549 1.9
Turnout 28,390 91.5
Labor hold Swing−3.3
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Davidson

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1981 New South Wales state election: Davidson [34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Terry Metherell 16,498 57.8 +0.4
Labor Julie Sutton 12,037 42.2 −0.4
Total formal votes 28,535 97.0
Informal votes 869 3.0
Turnout 29,404 91.6
Liberal hold Swing+0.4
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Drummoyne

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1981 New South Wales state election: Drummoyne [35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Maher 19,139 69.2 +0.3
Liberal Sarah Hewson 6,635 24.0 −7.1
Democrats Peter Nelson 1,869 6.8 +6.8
Total formal votes 27,643 96.0
Informal votes 1,137 4.0
Turnout 28,780 91.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Maher 20,139 73.8 +4.9
Liberal Sarah Hewson 7,135 26.2 −4.9
Labor hold Swing+4.9
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Dubbo

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1981 New South Wales state election: Dubbo [36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Morgan 11,256 37.5 −9.1
National Country Gerry Peacocke 10,972 36.5 +36.5
Liberal Eric Woods 7,831 26.0 −27.4
Total formal votes 30,059 98.2
Informal votes 542 1.8
Turnout 30,601 92.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Country Gerry Peacocke 17,494 59.2 +59.2
Labor Peter Morgan 12,042 40.8 −5.8
National Country gain from Liberal SwingN/A
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Earlwood

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1981 New South Wales state election: Earlwood [37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Gabb 17,265 60.7 +0.6
Liberal Shirley Watson 10,404 36.6 −1.2
Democrats Paul Terrett 756 2.7 +2.7
Total formal votes 28,435 96.5
Informal votes 1,022 3.5
Turnout 29,457 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken Gabb 17,465 62.2 +0.6
Liberal Shirley Watson 10,614 37.8 −0.6
Labor hold Swing+0.6
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East Hills

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1981 New South Wales state election: East Hills [38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pat Rogan 20,656 68.9 −4.3
Liberal Paul Brazier 6,570 21.9 −0.1
Democrats Margaret Vitlin 2,777 9.3 +4.5
Total formal votes 30,003 96.8
Informal votes 975 3.2
Turnout 30,978 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pat Rogan 21,156 74.9 −0.7
Liberal Paul Brazier 7,090 25.1 +0.7
Labor hold Swing−0.7
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Eastwood

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1981 New South Wales state election: Eastwood [39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Clough 15,857 55.0 +3.6
Labor Jeff Shaw 10,601 36.8 −5.7
Democrats Peter Chambers 2,387 8.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 28,845 97.7
Informal votes 685 2.3
Turnout 29,530 92.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Clough 16,857 59.7 +5.2
Labor Jeff Shaw 11,401 40.3 −5.2
Liberal hold Swing+5.2
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Elizabeth

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1981 New South Wales state election: Elizabeth [40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pat Hills 18,563 77.0 +4.6
Liberal John Davison 3,420 14.2 −4.9
Communist Aileen Beaver 2,115 8.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 24,098 93.4
Informal votes 1,689 6.6
Turnout 25,787 82.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pat Hills 20,063 84.7 +3.3
Liberal John Davison 3,620 15.3 −3.3
Labor notional hold Swing+3.3
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Fairfield

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1981 New South Wales state election: Fairfield [41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Janice Crosio 21,944 80.2 +4.8
Liberal Robert Goninon 5,432 19.8 +1.9
Total formal votes 27,376 94.7
Informal votes 1,532 5.3
Turnout 28,908 90.2
Labor hold Swing+1.8
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Georges River

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1981 New South Wales state election: Georges River [42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Walker 17,368 60.9 −4.3
Liberal Terence Morgan 7,692 27.0 −4.1
Independent Phillip Gerlach 2,162 7.6 +7.6
Independent Bruce Galloway 775 2.7 +2.7
Democrats Wallace Burak 418 1.5 −2.2
Independent Eric Stavely-Alexander 106 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 28,521 97.4
Informal votes 752 2.6
Turnout 29,273 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Walker 17,568 69.0 +2.0
Liberal Terence Morgan 7,892 31.0 −2.0
Labor hold Swing+2.0
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Gladesville

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1981 New South Wales state election: Gladesville [43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rodney Cavalier 16,381 57.2
Liberal Ivan Petch 10,190 35.6
Democrats Robert Springett 2,065 7.2
Total formal votes 28,636 96.7
Informal votes 977 3.3
Turnout 29,613 92.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Rodney Cavalier 16,881 60.1 −0.4
Liberal Ivan Petch 11,190 39.9 +0.4
Labor notional hold Swing−0.4
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Gloucester

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1981 New South Wales state election: Gloucester [44]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Leon Punch 19,261 60.2
Labor John Eastman 12,721 39.8
Total formal votes 31,982 98.2
Informal votes 578 1.8
Turnout 32,560 93.7
National Country hold Swing−5.4
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Gordon

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1981 New South Wales state election: Gordon [45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tim Moore 20,594 72.1 +2.9
Labor George Doumanis 5,862 20.5 −3.4
Democrats Ilse Robey 2,087 7.3 +0.4
Total formal votes 28,543 97.8
Informal votes 631 2.2
Turnout 29,174 90.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tim Moore 20,894 77.2 +3.2
Labor George Doumanis 6,162 22.8 −3.2
Liberal hold Swing+3.2
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Gosford

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1981 New South Wales state election: Gosford [46]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian McGowan 17,066 51.5 −5.9
Liberal Andrew Fennell 13,419 40.5 +3.2
Democrats Robert Bell 1,474 4.5 −0.4
Independent Barry Phillips 639 1.9 +1.9
Independent Paul Baker 522 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 33,120 97.7
Informal votes 787 2.3
Turnout 33,907 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian McGowan 18,066 56.8 −2.8
Liberal Andrew Fennell 13,719 43.2 +2.8
Labor hold Swing−2.8
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Goulburn

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1981 New South Wales state election: Goulburn [47]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Ron Brewer 14,999 51.8
Labor Robert Stephens 13,926 48.1
Total formal votes 28,925 98.3
Informal votes 509 1.7
Turnout 29,434 92.9
National Country hold Swing−0.5
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Granville

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1981 New South Wales state election: Granville [48]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pat Flaherty 19,188 72.0 +0.6
Liberal Florence Maio 7,467 28.0 +9.3
Total formal votes 26,655 94.5
Informal votes 1,547 5.5
Turnout 28,202 91.1
Labor hold Swing−6.6
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Hawkesbury

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1981 New South Wales state election: Hawkesbury [49]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kevin Rozzoli 17,755 58.5
Labor Bennett Fienberg 10,317 34.0
Independent John Whittington 2,256 7.4
Total formal votes 30,328 97.0
Informal votes 930 3.0
Turnout 31,258 89.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kevin Rozzoli 18,254 62.8 +4.2
Labor Bennett Fienburg 10,833 37.2 −4.2
Liberal hold Swing+4.2
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Heathcote

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1981 New South Wales state election: Heathcote [50]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rex Jackson 18,771 67.3 −5.1
Liberal Ron Phillips 6,609 23.7 +1.7
Independent Maree Jamieson 1,310 4.7 +4.7
Democrats Warren Evans 1,202 4.3 −1.3
Total formal votes 27,892 97.5
Informal votes 714 2.5
Turnout 28,606 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Rex Jackson 19,271 73.1 −2.1
Liberal Ron Phillips 7,109 26.9 +2.1
Labor hold Swing−2.1
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Heffron

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1981 New South Wales state election: Heffron [51]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Laurie Brereton 20,938 77.5 −2.5
Liberal Carolyn O'Connor 6,094 22.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 27,032 94.8
Informal votes 1,470 5.2
Turnout 28,502 90.0
Labor hold Swing−2.5
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Hornsby

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1981 New South Wales state election: Hornsby [52]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Neil Pickard 15,814 51.5
Labor Christopher Gorrick 13,507 44.0
Democrats John Haydon 996 3.2
Independent Timothy Daly 381 1.2
Total formal votes 30,698 97.3
Informal votes 845 2.7
Turnout 31,543 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Neil Pickard 16,314 53.8 +5.5
Labor Christopher Gorrick 14,007 46.2 −5.5
Liberal notional gain from Labor Swing+5.5
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The sitting member was Neil Pickard (Liberal), however Hornsby had become notionally held by Labor due to the redistribution.[6][52]

Hurstville

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1981 New South Wales state election: Hurstville [53]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Ryan 16,053 57.3 −6.4
Liberal Frederick Harvison 10,990 39.2 +2.9
Democrats Frank Low 982 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 28,025 97.4
Informal votes 749 2.6
Turnout 28,774 91.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Ryan 16,353 59.2 −4.5
Liberal Frederick Harvison 11,290 40.8 +4.5
Labor hold Swing−4.5
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Illawarra

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1981 New South Wales state election: Illawarra [54]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Petersen 20,094 69.1 +0.6
Liberal Mervyn Lucke 4,574 15.7 −2.0
Democrats James Kay 2,234 7.7 −6.1
Independent Susan Sallans 2,193 7.5 +7.5
Total formal votes 29,095 95.0
Informal votes 1,544 5.0
Turnout 30,639 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Petersen 21,787 79.6 +1.4
Liberal Mervyn Lucke 5,587 20.4 −1.4
Labor hold Swing+1.4
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Ingleburn

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1981 New South Wales state election: Ingleburn [55]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stan Knowles 17,173 64.3 −7.7
Liberal Gary Lucas 9,548 35.7 +7.7
Total formal votes 26,721 95.2
Informal votes 1,354 4.8
Turnout 28,075 89.9
Labor notional hold Swing−7.7
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Kiama

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1981 New South Wales state election: Kiama [56]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Knott 17,951 59.9
Liberal James Chittick 11,995 40.1
Total formal votes 29,946 97.1
Informal votes 906 2.9
Turnout 30,852 92.1
Labor notional hold Swing−2.1
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Kogarah

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1981 New South Wales state election: Kogarah [57]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Crabtree 18,022 63.0 −4.9
Liberal Patrick O'Brien 9,198 32.2 +0.1
Democrats Albert Ost 1,374 4.8 +4.8
Total formal votes 28,594 97.2
Informal votes 816 2.8
Turnout 29,410 91.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Crabtree 18,644 66.2 −1.7
Liberal Patrick O'Brien 9,498 33.8 +1.7
Labor hold Swing−1.7
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Ku-ring-gai

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1981 New South Wales state election: Ku-ring-gai [58]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Nick Greiner 19,750 66.6 +1.1
Labor Ian Cameron 6,970 23.5 −11.0
Democrats Pamela Tuckwell 2,954 9.9 +9.9
Total formal votes 29,674 97.5
Informal votes 764 2.5
Turnout 30,438 90.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Nick Greiner 20,550 70.8 +5.3
Labor Ian Cameron 8,470 29.2 −5.3
Liberal hold Swing+5.3
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Lachlan

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1981 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [59]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Ian Armstrong 16,538 58.7 +3.8
Labor Timothy West 11,642 41.3 −3.8
Total formal votes 28,180 97.7
Informal votes 672 2.3
Turnout 28,852 92.4
National Country notional hold Swing+3.8
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Lake Macquarie

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1981 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie [60]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Merv Hunter 21,165 66.5 −4.7
Liberal Judith Ball 7,716 24.2 −0.1
Democrats Genady Levitch 2,968 9.3 +4.8
Total formal votes 31,849 97.7
Informal votes 734 2.3
Turnout 32,583 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Merv Hunter 22,134 71.7 −1.8
Liberal Judith Ball 8,747 28.3 +1.8
Labor hold Swing−1.8
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Lakemba

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1981 New South Wales state election: Lakemba [61]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Vince Durick 20,657 78.6 +3.7
Liberal Vivian Salama 5,635 21.4 0.0
Total formal votes 26,292 95.4
Informal votes 1,265 4.6
Turnout 27,557 90.6
Labor hold Swing+1.6
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Lane Cove

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1981 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove [62]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Dowd 15,511 58.1 +5.9
Labor Miron Shapira 8,464 31.7 −7.8
Democrats Gary Smith 1,750 6.6 −1.7
Independent Rhody Thomas 966 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 26,691 97.6
Informal votes 646 2.4
Turnout 27,337 89.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Dowd 16,511 64.1 +6.6
Labor Miron Shapira 9,264 35.9 −6.6
Liberal hold Swing+6.6
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Lismore

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1981 New South Wales state election: Lismore [63]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Bruce Duncan 20,848 68.9 +8.3
Labor Alan Veacock 9,419 31.1 −2.0
Total formal votes 30,267 98.2
Informal votes 555 1.8
Turnout 30,822 91.7
National Country hold Swing+5.1
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Liverpool

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1981 New South Wales state election: Liverpool [64]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Paciullo 19,733 76.5 −1.3
Liberal Raymond Marsh 4,580 17.8 −1.6
Independent David Bransdon 813 3.2 +3.2
Independent Patrick Leyman 662 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 25,788 95.5
Informal votes 1,214 4.5
Turnout 27,002 90.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Paciullo 20,033 80.4 −0.4
Liberal Raymond Marsh 4,880 19.6 +0.4
Labor hold Swing−0.4
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Maitland

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1981 New South Wales state election: Maitland [65]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Allan Walsh 15,663 53.0 +2.8
Liberal Peter Toms 10,891 36.8 −13.0
Independent Herbert Collins 1,832 6.2 +6.2
Independent James Roberts 1,168 4.0 +4.0
Total formal votes 29,554 98.4
Informal votes 465 1.6
Turnout 30,019 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Allan Walsh 16,063 57.5 +7.2
Liberal Peter Toms 11,891 42.5 −7.2
Labor notional hold Swing+7.2
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The sitting member was Peter Toms (Liberal), however Maitland had become notionally held by Labor due to the redistribution.[6][65]

Manly

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1981 New South Wales state election: Manly [66]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alan Stewart 14,034 48.9 −2.5
Liberal Nelson Meers 13,358 46.6 +2.9
Independent Patricia Langworthy 1,284 4.5 +4.5
Total formal votes 28,676 97.6
Informal votes 700 2.4
Turnout 29,376 89.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alan Stewart 14,600 51.2 −2.6
Liberal Nelson Meers 13,893 48.8 +2.6
Labor hold Swing−2.6
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Maroubra

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1981 New South Wales state election: Maroubra [67]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Haigh 19,619 68.8 −1.5
Liberal Mervyn Colbron 8,910 31.2 +6.0
Total formal votes 28,529 95.5
Informal votes 1,336 4.5
Turnout 29,865 90.9
Labor hold Swing−3.7
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Marrickville

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1981 New South Wales state election: Marrickville [68]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Cahill 17,120 71.3 −2.9
Liberal John Kekis 4,636 19.3 +0.4
Socialist Christopher Taylor 1,533 6.4 −0.5
Democrats Anthony Larkings 724 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 24,013 93.4
Informal votes 1,703 6.6
Turnout 25,716 87.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Cahill 17,820 78.0 −1.8
Liberal John Kekis 5,036 22.0 +1.8
Labor hold Swing−1.8
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Merrylands

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1981 New South Wales state election: Merrylands [69]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Ferguson 20,732 75.3 −1.1
Liberal Alan Byers 6,794 24.7 +5.4
Total formal votes 27,526 95.3
Informal votes 1,370 4.7
Turnout 28,896 92.4
Labor hold Swing−3.3
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Miranda

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1981 New South Wales state election: Miranda [70]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Robb 15,241 51.8 −1.7
Liberal Lawrence Power 12,778 43.4 +1.9
Democrats Richard Hopkins 1,407 4.8 −0.2
Total formal votes 29,426 97.7
Informal votes 699 2.3
Turnout 30,125 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Robb 15,541 54.3 −2.2
Liberal Lawrence Power 13,078 45.7 +2.2
Labor hold Swing−2.2
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Monaro

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1981 New South Wales state election: Monaro [71]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Akister 17,395 59.8 +3.4
Liberal David Barton 8,852 30.4 +9.6
National Country Susan Mitchell 2,384 8.2 −11.1
Independent Christopher Kleiss 475 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 29,106 97.9
Informal votes 621 2.1
Turnout 29,727 89.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Akister 17,495 61.4 +4.6
Liberal David Barton 11,008 38.6 −4.6
Labor hold Swing+4.6
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Mosman

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1981 New South Wales state election: Mosman [72]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Arblaster 17,187 64.2 +2.4
Labor Richard Lancaster 9,572 35.8 −2.4
Total formal votes 26,759 97.1
Informal votes 786 2.9
Turnout 27,545 86.8
Liberal hold Swing+2.4
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Murray

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1981 New South Wales state election: Murray [73]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Tim Fischer 17,765 67.0 +67.0
Labor Robert Allen 7,447 28.1 +3.4
Democrats Gregory Butler 1,300 4.9 +4.9
Total formal votes 26,512 98.3
Informal votes 445 1.7
Turnout 26,957 87.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Country Tim Fischer 17,965 69.1 +5.0
Labor Robert Allen 8,047 30.9 −5.0
National Country gain from Liberal SwingN/A
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Murrumbidgee

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1981 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [74]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lin Gordon 15,865 53.5
National Country John Armstrong 7,320 24.7
Independent Thomas Marriott 6,483 21.8
Total formal votes 29,668 98.5
Informal votes 464 1.5
Turnout 30,132 92.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lin Gordon 17,365 63.9 +8.8
National Country John Armstrong 9,820 36.1 −8.8
Labor hold Swing+8.8
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Newcastle

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1981 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [75]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Wade 19,279 64.9 −3.8
Liberal Alex Bevan 8,458 28.5 −2.8
Communist Kay Wicks 1,987 6.7 +6.7
Total formal votes 29,724 96.4
Informal votes 1,107 3.6
Turnout 30,831 91.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Wade 20,708 70.9 +2.2
Liberal Alex Bevan 8,508 29.1 −2.2
Labor hold Swing+2.2
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Northcott

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1981 New South Wales state election: Northcott [76]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Cameron 19,173 61.3 +6.8
Labor Therese McGee 10,322 33.0 −6.7
Democrats Ian Irwin 1,763 5.6 −0.2
Total formal votes 31,258 97.3
Informal votes 879 2.7
Turnout 32,137 91.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Cameron 19,682 64.1 +6.7
Labor Therese McGee 11,002 35.9 −6.7
Liberal hold Swing+6.7
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Northern Tablelands

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1981 New South Wales state election: Northern Tablelands [77]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill McCarthy 15,474 52.9 +4.8
National Country John Tregurtha 13,782 47.1 −4.8
Total formal votes 29,256 98.4
Informal votes 468 1.6
Turnout 29,724 92.2
Labor notional gain from National Country Swing+4.8
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North Shore

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1981 New South Wales state election: North Shore [78]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce McDonald 10,359 41.6 −12.2
Independent Ted Mack 7,163 28.7 +28.7
Labor Maurice May 7,036 28.2 −18.0
Democrats Norman Ward 362 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 24,920 97.8
Informal votes 559 2.2
Turnout 25,479 84.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Ted Mack 13,130 54.6 +54.6
Liberal Bruce McDonald 10,936 45.4 −8.4
Independent notional gain from Liberal Swing+54.6
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Orange

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1981 New South Wales state election: Orange [79]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Garry West 15,555 53.5 +1.8
Labor Harold Gartrell 13,504 46.5 −1.8
Total formal votes 29,059 98.1
Informal votes 567 1.9
Turnout 29,626 93.3
National Country hold Swing+1.8
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Oxley

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1981 New South Wales state election: Oxley [80]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Jim Brown 20,358 61.5 −1.0
Labor Alick Rogers 12,754 38.5 +1.0
Total formal votes 33,112 98.0
Informal votes 684 2.0
Turnout 33,796 93.2
National Country hold Swing−1.0
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Parramatta

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1981 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [81]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Wilde 15,517 56.7
Liberal Paul Zammit 7,131 26.1
Independent Anthony Buhagiar 4,008 14.6
Democrats Barry Jacques 713 2.6
Total formal votes 27,369 96.3
Informal votes 1,054 3.7
Turnout 28,423 89.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Wilde 17,517 65.7 −0.6
Liberal Paul Zammit 9,131 34.3 +0.6
Labor hold Swing−0.6
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Peats

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1981 New South Wales state election: Peats [82]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith O'Connell 18,046 64.5 −3.8
Liberal Raymond Carter 7,014 25.0 +0.7
Democrats John Aitken 2,937 10.5 +7.2
Total formal votes 27,997 96.3
Informal votes 1,082 3.7
Turnout 29,079 91.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith O'Connell 19,060 70.4 −0.4
Liberal Raymond Carter 8,014 29.6 +0.4
Labor hold Swing−0.4
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Penrith

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1981 New South Wales state election: Penrith [83]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Anderson 22,850 70.8 −1.2
Liberal Ross Shuttleworth 9,413 29.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 32,263 96.9
Informal votes 1,038 3.1
Turnout 33,301 92.2
Labor hold Swing−1.2
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Pittwater

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1981 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [84]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Max Smith 16,910 60.9 +14.9
Labor Patrick Sewell 10,872 39.1 −1.5
Total formal votes 27,782 96.2
Informal votes 1,087 3.8
Turnout 28,869 88.4
Liberal hold Swing+9.5
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Riverstone

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1981 New South Wales state election: Riverstone [85]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tony Johnson 18,139 71.1
Liberal Kenneth Jessup 6,267 24.6
Democrats John Cavenett 1,090 4.3
Total formal votes 25,496 94.6
Informal votes 1,452 5.4
Turnout 26,948 90.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tony Johnson 18,339 73.9 −5.7
Liberal Kenneth Jessup 6,467 26.1 +5.7
Labor notional hold Swing−5.7
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Rockdale

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1981 New South Wales state election: Rockdale [86]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Bannon 18,639 69.2
Liberal John Tonkin 8,294 30.8
Total formal votes 26,933 96.1
Informal votes 1,094 3.9
Turnout 28,027 91.4
Labor hold Swing−2.5
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Ryde

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1981 New South Wales state election: Ryde [87]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Garry McIlwaine 15,570 57.0
Liberal Donald Wilkinson 10,160 37.2
Democrats Christopher Dunkerley 1,588 5.8
Total formal votes 27,318 96.4
Informal votes 1,032 3.6
Turnout 28,350 90.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Garry McIlwaine 15,870 60.3 −3.4
Liberal Donald Wilkinson 10,460 39.7 +3.4
Labor notional hold Swing−3.4
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St Marys

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1981 New South Wales state election: St Marys [88]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ron Mulock 22,820 77.5 −2.4
Liberal Rodney Field 6,615 22.5 +2.4
Total formal votes 29,435 95.9
Informal votes 1,271 4.1
Turnout 30,706 90.6
Labor notional hold Swing−2.4
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Seven Hills

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1981 New South Wales state election: Seven Hills [89]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Christie 17,290 64.8
Liberal Heather Gow 7,237 27.1
Democrats Peggy Cable 2,146 8.1
Total formal votes 26,673 95.9
Informal votes 1,145 4.1
Turnout 27,818 91.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Christie 17,690 70.0 −7.1
Liberal Heather Gow 7,587 30.0 +7.1
Labor notional hold Swing−7.1
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South Coast

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1981 New South Wales state election: South Coast [90]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Hatton unopposed
Independent hold  
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Swansea

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1981 New South Wales state election: Swansea [91]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Bowman 22,375 71.2 −7.5
Liberal Denis Dolan 4,976 15.8 −5.5
Democrats Lyn Godfrey 4,060 12.9 +12.9
Total formal votes 31,411 96.4
Informal votes 1,187 3.6
Turnout 32,598 93.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Don Bowman 23,276 78.8 +0.1
Liberal Denis Dolan 6,276 21.2 −0.1
Labor notional hold Swing+0.1
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Tamworth

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1981 New South Wales state election: Tamworth [92]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Noel Park 17,504 58.4 +8.8
Labor Garrett Ryan 10,689 35.7 −6.6
Democrats Noel Cassel 1,782 5.9 0.0
Total formal votes 29,975 98.0
Informal votes 596 2.0
Turnout 30,571 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Country Noel Park 18,384 62.1 +8.8
Labor Garrett Ryan 11,229 37.9 −8.8
National Country hold Swing+8.8
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The Hills

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1981 New South Wales state election: The Hills [93]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Fred Caterson 17,284 59.5 +7.3
Labor Barry Calvert 10,124 34.8 −8.3
Democrats Rona Samuels 1,660 5.7 +1.0
Total formal votes 29,068 97.7
Informal votes 696 2.3
Turnout 29,764 91.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Fred Caterson 17,584 61.7 +6.9
Labor Barry Calvert 10,924 38.3 −6.9
Liberal hold Swing+6.9
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Tuggerah

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1981 New South Wales state election: Tuggerah [94]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Moore 17,724 59.1
Liberal Joan Skaife 8,883 29.6
Democrats Lynn Sawyer 3,382 11.3
Total formal votes 29,989 97.3
Informal votes 817 2.7
Turnout 30,806 91.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Moore 19,108 66.8 −3.2
Liberal Joan Skaife 9,503 33.2 +3.2
Labor notional hold Swing−3.2
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Upper Hunter

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1981 New South Wales state election: Upper Hunter [95]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Col Fisher 16,640 56.4 +2.0
Labor Ronald Brumpton 12,886 43.6 −2.0
Total formal votes 29,526 98.0
Informal votes 589 2.0
Turnout 30,115 92.8
National Country hold Swing+2.0
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Vaucluse

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1981 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse [96]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rosemary Foot 16,840 64.6
Labor Nance Loney 6,529 25.0
Independent Mark Ure 1,602 6.1
Democrats Brian Hillman 1,112 4.3
Total formal votes 26,083 96.2
Informal votes 1,018 3.8
Turnout 27,101 86.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rosemary Foot 17,600 70.1 +7.9
Labor Nance Loney 7,500 29.9 −7.9
Liberal hold Swing+7.9
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Wagga Wagga

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1981 New South Wales state election: Wagga Wagga [97]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joe Schipp 15,351 51.3 −0.8
Labor Thomas Watson 11,287 37.7 −6.8
Democrats Rodney Dominish 3,270 10.9 +10.9
Total formal votes 29,908 98.5
Informal votes 457 1.5
Turnout 30,365 92.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Joe Schipp 16,351 58.1 +4.3
Labor Thomas Watson 11,787 41.9 −4.3
Liberal hold Swing+4.3
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Wakehurst

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1981 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst [98]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Webster 14,891 55.3 −0.8
Liberal Phillip Wearne 11,194 41.6 −2.3
Democrats Henri Rathgeber 837 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 26,922 97.0
Informal votes 833 3.0
Turnout 27,755 90.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Webster 15,098 57.0 +0.9
Liberal Phillip Wearne 11,394 43.0 −0.9
Labor hold Swing+0.9
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Wallsend

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1981 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [99]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Booth 21,392 74.3 −5.0
Liberal Richard Noonan 7,387 25.7 +5.0
Total formal votes 28,779 97.3
Informal votes 789 2.7
Turnout 29,568 94.5
Labor hold Swing−5.0
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Waratah

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1981 New South Wales state election: Waratah [100]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Sam Jones 20,407 70.2 −2.4
Liberal Pauline Graham 7,484 25.7 +1.6
Communist Christopher Dodds 1,199 4.1 +0.9
Total formal votes 29,047 97.7
Informal votes 687 2.3
Turnout 29,734 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Sam Jones 21,107 73.6 −2.0
Liberal Pauline Graham 7,574 26.4 +2.0
Labor hold Swing−2.0
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Waverley

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1981 New South Wales state election: Waverley [101]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernie Page 16,796 61.9 −3.7
Liberal Albert Ross 10,350 38.1 +10.7
Total formal votes 27,146 95.2
Informal votes 1,375 4.8
Turnout 28,521 85.8
Labor hold Swing−6.9
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Wentworthville

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1981 New South Wales state election: Wentworthville [102]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernie Quinn 17,182 62.6
Liberal Colin Edwards 10,279 37.4
Total formal votes 27,461 96.0
Informal votes 1,157 4.0
Turnout 28,618 93.5
Labor hold Swing−4.5
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Willoughby

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1981 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [103]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Collins 13,185 49.9
Labor Eddie Britt 11,370 43.0
Independent Kenneth Thomas 1,880 7.1
Total formal votes 26,435 96.9
Informal votes 856 3.1
Turnout 27,291 89.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Collins 13,902 53.7 +1.5
Labor Eddie Britt 12,004 46.3 −1.5
Liberal notional hold Swing+1.5
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The sitting member was Eddie Britt (Labor), however Willoughby had become notionally held by Liberal due to the redistribution.[6][103]

Wollongong

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1981 New South Wales state election: Wollongong [104]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eric Ramsay 13,223 46.5 −22.9
Independent Frank Arkell 11,767 41.4 +41.4
Liberal Ronald Brooks 2,346 8.2 −13.0
Democrats Megan Sampson 974 3.4 −3.9
Independent Ellen Love 142 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 28,452 96.0
Informal votes 1,185 4.0
Turnout 29,637 91.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Eric Ramsay 14,034 50.1 −23.7
Independent Frank Arkell 13,983 49.9 +49.9
Labor hold Swing−23.7
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Woronora

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1981 New South Wales state election: Woronora [105]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maurie Keane 18,646 62.1 −4.5
Liberal Chris Downy 11,405 37.9 +13.0
Total formal votes 30,051 97.6
Informal votes 734 2.4
Turnout 30,785 93.8
Labor hold Swing−7.5
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See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    There were 3,212,657 enrolled voters but 34,432 were enrolled in South Coast (Independent) which was uncontested at the election.[1]

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